timer – it makes it easier to use (although it is tricky to get right – but If you use a calculator script).
Prescaler: 2 bits (1:1, 1:4, 1:16)
Timer Register: 8-bit
Period register: 8-bit
Postscaler: 4 bits (1:1 to 1:16 inclusive)
pic MCU, pic24
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